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Haiti: architecture to save the soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2024

Jane Wynne  and
John Naylor
Jane Wynne*
Affiliation:
Wynne Farm Ecological Reserve, Haiti.
John Naylor*
Affiliation:
Newcastle University, United Kingdom.
*
[email protected]
[email protected]
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The use of bio-based construction materials in Haiti could help the construction sector to transition, from non-seismic unreinforced masonry structures towards materials that can reverse catastrophic deforestation, promote ecological regeneration, and help save the soil. Architecture has a role to play in this vision, by creating new designs and incentivising clients to invest in new materials.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , September 2023 , pp. 278 - 284
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press